Well, the SI states "after the first boat sails the course and finishes."

"sailing the course" is not in the definitions per se, but it is the title in all caps of Rule 28, which I think is equivalent. That is to say, with regards to the SI, if boat A does not comply with rule "28 SAILING THE COURSE," boat A is not the first boat that "sails the course and finishes."

Next issue: How does the finish committee KNOW if a boat has sailed the course (correctly)?For example, we have multi class events with over 300 boats where the finish is (separately) done by the finish-tower, not by people on the starting vessel.....

I don't think that such level of certainty can be attained... I would imagine that the finish committee may be informed by an on-the-water umpire if a boat does NOT sail the course correctly. But otherwise, the finish committee should note the time of all boats finishing; if the first boat is disqualified for not sailing the course correctly, then the RC can adjust the time limit accordingly. I guess.

Jos;Sorry for my poor English.Q&A2012-001 says "Boat B will trigger the start of the time limit as she has complied with the definition start and WITH RULE 28.1 in Answer 3".

You say "How does the finish committee KNOW if a boat has sailed the course (correctly)?".-Do you think which boat trigger the start of the time limit, Boat A or Boat B?Please let me know your answer?Sen Yamaoka

No problem, Sen.I asked this question because in my opinion the finish committee in a lot of regatta's don't know if a boat has or has not sailed the course correctly. Perhaps they have information about OCS or BFD, but even then it is prudent to record all boats as finished, because later in the protest room things can change. If there's a 20 minute finish-window in regatta's I lead, I tell my finish people to note the time of at least the first five boats and unless they are sure everybody is in, keep recording boats past the the finish window time for at least 5 minutes.That way we can sort out scoring, with all available information from the starting vessel, from the PC and from the finish. Only then can we make sure we have the correct boat.Ooh, and the answer to my question: Boat B, as Latindane already commented.

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